November 20 - 2020 KASSALA / EL GEDAREFThe Minister of Interior, Lt Gen El Tereifi Idris announced that the number of Ethiopian refugees in eastern Sudan has risen to 36,000, during the Sudanese government’s cabinet meeting yesterday. The representative of Kassala refugee housing, Yagub Mohamed Yagub, explained that the average daily entry for refugees ranges between 550 to 600 persons. “The new planning figure is around 200,000.”Yesterday, the EU announced the provision of funding of four million euros in emergency aid to assist Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan. With this initial funding, we will help Ethiopian refugees who have had to leave their homes. Civilians are paying the price for this conflict – they must be protected and International Humanitarian Law observed.

Source: Ethiopian News November 20, 2020 17:26 UTC